Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that he will withhold $68 million in funding for high-cost school systems this year, thwarting the wishes of Democratic legislators and top officials in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
The General Assembly passed a measure in April requiring the state to fully fund a program that sends extra money to the state’s costliest school systems.
While Hogan (R) said at a news conference Thursday that he will not veto the funding measure, he also signaled his distaste for the bill by announcing that the full spending would not flow until next fiscal year.
“This is more mandated spending, which is a bad idea,” he said.
Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.